originel

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin orīginālis (thus a doublet of original), or a French formation from origine +‎ -el.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.ʁi.ʒi.nɛl/
• Homophones: originelle, originelles, originels

Adjective

originel (feminine originelle, masculine plural originels, feminine plural originelles)

1. (relational) origin; original

   Synonym: primordial

   péché originel ― original sin

Derived terms

• originellement

Descendants

• → Dutch: origineel
• → German: originell
• → Swedish: originell

Further reading

• “originel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.